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S/2017/1057 12/20 17-22479 partners that deliver aid ensure that shipments arrive at warehouses. Independent third-party companies contracted by the United Nations ensure the independent verification of the arrival of assistance at the warehouses and further monitor distribution and/or service provision. Figure IV Number of beneficiaries assisted by the United Nations and its partners by cluster through cross-border humanitarian deliveries, November 2017 (Thousands) 30. During the reporting period, from 19 to 23 November, on sub-national immunization days children under 5 years of age were treated with the bivalent oral polio vaccine in hard-to-reach areas in most Governorates, with the exception of Idlib, Dayr al-Zawr and Raqqah. Some 405,310 children were vaccinated, representing a coverage rate of 24 per cent. A total of 1,313 mobile and 262 fixed teams participated in this campaign, and WHO covered the campaign’s operational costs, including for transportation, vaccine delivery and incentives for field officers. Children between the ages of 2 and 23 months were also reached with supplementary inactivated polio vaccine, in particular in areas with large populations of internally displaced persons in Rif Dimashq, districts of Damascus, Homs and Aleppo and accessible areas of Dayr al-Zawr city. 31. Throughout November, the Russian Federation sent information bulletins to the United Nations from the Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in the Syrian Arab Republic regarding the provision of bilateral relief assistance. Other Member States also continued to provide bilateral and other forms of humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian financing 32. As at 30 November, the humanitarian response plan for the Syrian Arab Republic was just over 50 per cent funded, with $1.7 billion of the requested $3.35 billion received under the plan